I was looking forward to painting the first coat of Deck Blue on the San Francisco, but ran into an unexpected challenge. I have typically used oil-based enamel paints in my modeling, which need to be thinned with an oil-based thinner. Because deck blue is a fairly obscure color, I was forced to import a specialty paint typically used for painting robot models in Japan. When I poured it into my airbrush and mixed it with thinner, I got a working stream of paint, but quickly clogged the nozzle. After cleaning my airbrush and trying again, the same problem occurred, but I noticed flecks of thinner sitting on top of the paint. After some research, I realized that this paint was water-based rather than oil based, so by thinning it with oil, I was creating a hydrophobic seal at the bottom of my brush and preventing paint from passing through. I look forward to updating this post when I have the opportunity to thin with water rather than oil.
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Alex BreniaMy name is Alex Brenia, and I am a senior at Severn School. I am passionate about military history and service to veterans, as I come from a military family. I see this project as a unique opportunity to combine both of these interests, within the scope of the Severn community as a whole. Archives
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